Sword and shield., 1887-05-07

8 IN the carriage / with my back to tn,
aorth and Col. Hamilton with his fac,
: % the north, / heard shot cominy
3 sfroin behind, and TO the right of me-
5 then Col. Hamilton jumped out ant
began shooting. l don't know whethe
3 anybody but Col. Hamilton shot afte
zthe first shot. ~ 81 <& ~ Ess
Col, Hamilton jumped out about mid
way OF the bridge. There had beer
three shots fired, when / got odt of tn,
carriage on the east end of the bridge
9 IN to the foot path OH south Sidewalk
z TO where ! saw the buggy near th'
spOstoffice. II 81
/, Heafu tue cry OF nlufuef't ODce. o.
twice close together, asI was getting
.sff the bridge. i didn'E hear Col. III
lsav anything, except when he first go
.out of the buggy, he said he though
he was shot. There were three shot,
fired before / heard the cry of murder
[ didn't see anybody bGtCol. III. The
second and third shots We're fired right
together, too close to have been free
10y the same pistol, then ther4 was ;
4 little lull, and then ! heard severa
Shots fired close together, and there
was no more lull in the firing.
didn't look around at the parties
firing until was off the bridge. The
carriage opens behind and Col. H
g0t out behind and so did |.
About dark Col. Hamilton's drivel
s Bill Hardy, told me to tell Col. Hamil
TONS wife that he had TO meet some
1body at the Vicksburg train and WOulC
not be home until that time, and he
did not go home to supper aud | anC
the driver came up to Will Hamilton'I
store and found Col HI. there, and liz
land an old gentleman who works il
the Clarion office got in and we al
went down to West Jackson III front
of the Lawrence House.
j saw Col. III. and Mr.. Albrecht anC
two or three others 20 III the Lawrence
sbeer saloon, and / think JnO. Come
was one of them. Soon after they
scame out and Col. H. talked a while
with Mr.. arraway and Mr.. Albrecht
and after awhile treated me and Mr.
Albrecht, and / think, Mr.. CarraWay
Then the Vicksburg train blew up al
sthe coal chute, and as it was coming VI
Ito the depot / and Col. H. walked nE
st0 the north of the passenger depot
/ hen Col. III. walked up to the express
lear of the Vicksburg train, and sool
lcanle back to me, and we came around
Itlle passenger depot, between it and
Itiie /. c. r. r., and went TO the Law
lFence House. and came home ! did
mot see Col. ii. meet anybody that
lcame in on the train. He and /, and
the driver got in the carriage by our.
selves and came OH to the bridge. The
remainder of Mr.. .Eubank's testimony
was given very slowly after repeated
questions.
This morning ! saw Roderick Gam
|brell about 1890 or IL O'clock, passing
lme when | was in the buggy in front
of the pOst-office; he was going to West
jackson; he had little bundle in hi
hand, not valise.
Mr.. Will Henry had told me when
left the penitentiary to get dray III
there, and after Gambrell passed ]
|went up into the post office, and told
|him about the dray; the conversation
was only about minute or two. 1t
was there at the post-office that ] told
lhim / had seen Roderick Gambrell
going West. Col. II. asked if / had
seen Roderick Gambrell going to the
depot. He asked if ! had seen any
thing Of that fellow yet" Yes,
knew he meant Gambrell, though
don't know whether he used any other
Language than that fellow
] told him yes, | had seen HIM gong
to West Jackson. Col. II. asked NE il
he was by himself, and ! told him yes.
Yes, Hamilton had asked NE before
if | had seen linn, Gambrell. ! think
he asked me last week if | had seen
''any of them damned fellows Ham
iltOn said to lie Il reckon the old man
lis going off on the train.p don't
know when that was. ! had told him
that saw the old gentleman going To-
West Jackson. That was Tuesday
night that | saw him at the ticket Of
fee, at the Y. d M. office, about $3.50
O'Clock. | had ridden down in the red
carriage of Col. HIS, with him and the
driver, Harry Sexton, about 5 O'clock
/ stayed around the depot a while
and saw Mr.. Gambrell, the old gentle
man, and then went around Parishes !
stable up in to Negrotown. But before
| went up there, while | was at the
depot where / saw Mr.. Galnbrell, the
train came in and before it left, | saw
Col. Hamilton close to the railroad.
He asked me if | had seen ''aIly of
those fellows" | suppose he meant the
GambrelIs, though lie did not call their
names. Alter | went up into Negro
town, / came back to the Lawrencel
House maybe about eleven o'clock. Il
think it was after the midnight |. C.|
train went North, that Col. H. and my
father and Maj. Gibbs and myself and|
he driver went OH up town.
l began to work for Col. Fl. on the
5th of last March, and since the Sth of
April have been eating and sleepingI
it Col. HIS house. When Col. H j
umped out of the carriage, he fired asS
soon as he jumped out. | saw him fireC
lis first shot. At the time the moons
vas shining full and bright. When thes
first shot was fired the carriage doOiE
vas closed. / only heard the first shots
fred, but heard nothing to show that
I was fired towards the carriage, ex-G
;ept that Col. H. got out and said hess
vas shot, and from the sound of theE
pistol. Thought from the report off
he pistol that it was fired towards thek
.arriage. Il. M. EUBANK.